biggtim

I'm not actually saying who bought this (cuz big brother probably keeps a record of such things) but whoever it was still needs to put optics on it. He just can't afford it because he's really broke now. It's a good thing he doesn't have any other hobbies to spend money on.

That's so funny, it might make me crash!

I would so totally do that.....

Yep, I expect a lot of us are taking some sort of "peter pill" (or will be soon) - for one thing or another...... 😉 What a hoot life is!

Not to make light of a difficult subject, but to poke fun at my addled brain - I saw "MIL" (which, of course, means mother-in-law) and my brain immediately went to Russian aircraft first. Our obsession is never far from the surface, is it?

I guess it depends on your perspective, right? My dad died in February, and his health was so miserable he'd been wishing he could check out for a while. As the song says, "...hope I die before I get old.....".

Is that real? If so, I guess it should not surprise me. It seems that the more technology we develop to help us do things (like check our spelling), the dumber we get. So dumb that we don't even use the spell check. I can't recall the last time I read an article of any sort that did not have tone of errors in it.

Getting old is a blast, isn't it?

Looks to me like you have room for visitors! Maybe I need to make a trip to Missouri one of these days....

Is this the guy that did all the nice machined brass gun barrels and stuff? (Never mind - I see that it's not the same. Whew!!)

Cheap is right! What a deal! I saw something else aircraft related on that site that has me wondering - https://www.proxibid.com/WWI-IMPERIAL-GERMAN-RED-BARON-CANVAS-AIRPLANE/lotInformation/75071756 Do you think that's authentic?

Ok, I won't SAY it....

Yep, I'll watch that!

I wouldn't know a good wine if it bit me. They all taste like crap to me, so I guess I'm just too unsophisticated to tell the difference.

When I was in the Dominican Republic in 2010, I saw giant bottles of American whiskey like that in the super market - they made that wine bottle look small. They were easily 3 feet tall and had a hinged metal stand so you could pour them. If there had been a way to get that on the plane...... And very cool idea on the light fixture! Make sure to post when it's done.

Of course I would, anytime!

Good point!

Yep, I drilled them with a tiny drill bit by hand. The prop was carved from some laminated basswood. The prop and engine turn, too!

Finally grabbed this old thing off the SOD just before Christmas, and made myself wrap it up. Haven't finished anything for around 3 years! It's the old Model Airways kit. If you've ever built one, they really aren't very good kits, but they look the part, as long as you do a little of your own scratching and don't look too close. The only things I made from scratch on this one were the prop (I screwed up the one that came with the kit) and the cowl. It didn't come with a cowl, and I thought it would look better with one, so I 3D modeled it and printed it. Had to do it 2 or 3 times to get the fit right, but it finally got it. Thanks for looking!

I marked this one "confused", because why the heck haven't they shot that POS down yet?

Did someone bring that to your attention?

Bottom line is that we need a repeat of that trip, since it conjures up so many fond memories! Nothing like meeting up with a bunch of people you've never actually met, and leaving buddies for life!

Boy that was a HOT day!! I was soaked to the bone from sweating....but had a ton of fun with all of you!!

Awesome!

I wish that were real.....